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'Prophets told Mnangagwa he would die first'
08 Nov 2017 at 15:48hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe,93, has been hitting out at his former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa during an address to the crowds in Harare today.
We've reported on his accusations here.
According to Shingai Nyoka, the BBC reporter at the rally, this is what he said:
"There are no shortcuts to being the leader of the people...
"We new a long time ago what he [Mnangagwa] was like. But we tried to shield you from it.
"He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would die. But he was told he would die first.
"He thought that, being close to me, I would carry him on my back to the presidency. But I didn't die, I didn't resign.
"He wasn't a new comer in our movement, that we would say he is still learning. We hope we can deal with others who were conspirators alongside him."
The state-run Herald newspaper gave a slightly different version of his address, as we reported earlier.
We've reported on his accusations here.
According to Shingai Nyoka, the BBC reporter at the rally, this is what he said:
"There are no shortcuts to being the leader of the people...
"He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would die. But he was told he would die first.
"He thought that, being close to me, I would carry him on my back to the presidency. But I didn't die, I didn't resign.
"He wasn't a new comer in our movement, that we would say he is still learning. We hope we can deal with others who were conspirators alongside him."
The state-run Herald newspaper gave a slightly different version of his address, as we reported earlier.
Source - BBC
